Additional comments from Senator the Hon Matt Canavan

I support the substance of the Chair's recommendations 6 to 9 as they relate to fly-in, fly-out and drive-in, drive-out work practices. These work practices should only be used as a last resort where there are no local workers available.
However, fly-in, fly-out and drive-in, drive-out work is regulated by state and territory governments not the Australian Government. For example, the Queensland Government already has restrictions on the proportion of a workforce that can be employed in this way. Therefore, it would make more sense for these recommendations to be enacted by state and territory governments under their existing regulations, rather than creating a new layer of regulation from the Australian Government.
Senator the Hon Matthew Canavan
Deputy Chair
Nationals Senator for Queensland

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